EP3081673A1 - Produit plaqué présentant une couche de finition de métal précieux et une résistance à la corrosion améliorée, son procédé de production et leurs utilisations - Google Patents
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- This invention provides an electroplated product with a precious metal finishing layer that has an improved corrosion and abrasion resistance.
- the electroplated product comprises two electroplated copper alloy layers having a different copper concentration (e.g. white bronze and yellow bronze).
- the electroplated product is especially suitable for use in jewelry, fashion, leather, watch, eyewear, trinkets and/or lock industry.
- Another advantage of the electroplated product is that the use of allergenic nickel or expensive palladium intermediate layers against copper migration can be dispensed with. This means that the electroplated product can be non-allergenic (nickel-free) and be provided in a more economical and environment-friendly manner.
- a method for the production of the inventive electroplated product is presented.
- the underlayers presently used in the fashion market to provide a high corrosion and wear resistant support for a top gold finishing layer comprises nickel and/or nickel based alloys.
- the allergy associated with nickel and the classification of nickel salts as carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic substances makes the use of nickel and nickel based alloys more and more restricted in this market. Thus, its use has been strongly restricted, especially for fashion and jewelry applications.
- tin alloys As an alternative to palladium, the use of different tin alloys as an intermediate barrier layer has been suggested. However, it was found that a tin content of more than 50 wt.-% in the alloy results in poor resistance to acidity and oxidants leading to corrosion and to a brightness level which are unsatisfactory for the fashion market.
- intermediate layers consisting of chromium have been used. However, said chromium layers resulted in adhesion problems and corrosion resistance problems for the final precious metal layer such as gold.
- the use of chromium VI is highly undesirable in the field of jewelry and fashion because it is toxic.
- WO 2013/164165 A1 discloses a multi-layered nickel-free surface coating for sanitary application having a copper layer, a coating of at least one metal layer consisting of an alloy of copper, tin and zinc or copper and tin, a coating of at least one metal layer consisting of chromium, copper, gold, palladium or iron and a final chromium layer.
- the intermediate layer contains a precious metal (palladium or gold) that drastically increases the cost of the electroplated product or a metal such as chromium, copper and iron that drastically reduce adherence of the final decorative layer or deteriorate corrosion resistance of the electroplated product.
- the electroplated product is less suitable for the high requirements in the jewelry and/or fashion industry.
- WO 2008/003216 A1 discloses an electroplated product including a copper layer on the surface of the base material, characterized in that the electroplated copper metal layer further includes a nickel substitute metal layer and the nickel substitute metal is Cu-Sn alloy, Ru, Rh, Pd, or an alloy composed of 2, 3, or 4 elements selected from Ru, Rh, Pd, and Co.
- the use of one single layer of Cu-Sn alloy is not sufficient to target the high corrosion resistance requirement for the jewelry or fashion market and the use of precious metal intermediate layers is very expensive.
- the prior art does not fulfill the requirements of the decorative, fashion and jewelry industry of providing in an economic and easy manner an electroplated product which is non-allergenic and has a high level of brightness and improved corrosion and abrasion resistance.
- an electroplated product comprising
- the electroplated product diffusion of copper from a copper containing layer into a layer containing less copper and/or a precious metal layer (like e.g. gold layer) is generally thermodynamically favoured.
- a precious metal layer like e.g. gold layer
- the presence of zinc in the copper containing layer was found to strongly decrease copper diffusion.
- the first layer acts as a copper sink and prevents copper migration from copper containing layers of the electroplated product into the finishing precious metal layer of the electroplated product.
- the electroplated product fulfills the main requirements of the fashion industry in terms of corrosion resistance, wear resistance and copper diffusion barrier properties. Compared to known alternatives in the prior art of palladium-less and nickel-less electroplated products, the inventive electroplated product shows a better corrosion performance, a better abrasion performance, an increased shelflife and a decreased production cost.
- the copper concentration of the first copper alloy may differ from the copper concentration of the second copper alloy (in wt.-%) by an absolute value of 1 to 99 wt.-%, preferably 5 to 80 wt.-%, more preferably 10 to 60 wt.-%, even more preferably 15 to 40 wt.-%, most prefer ably 20 to 30 wt.-%.
- the copper concentration in the second alloy can be higher than the copper concentration in the first alloy.
- the second alloy e.g. yellow bronze
- the first alloy having a lower copper concentration e.g. white bronze
- the first copper alloy and/or the second copper alloy comprises Bi, Pb and/or Sb, preferably Bi. Having Bi in the alloy has the advantage that the alloy becomes both brighter and has an improved blocking ability of copper migration.
- the first copper alloy and/or second copper alloy may also comprise phosphorus and/or silicon in the alloy.
- the first copper alloy is white bronze and/or the second copper alloy is yellow bronze.
- the fourth layer may be disposed on the second or third layer.
- the electroplated product does not comprise palladium.
- a layer comprising or consisting of a hydrophobic substance is disposed on the fourth layer, preferably a monolayer of a hydrophobic substance, more preferably a monolayer of a hydrophobic substance comprising thiol groups, especially a monolayer of alkanethiol monomers or alkanethiol polymers like e.g. octadecanethiol monomers.
- This has the advantage that the surface of the finishing precious metal layer is made more hydrophobic and thus less prone to corrosion. Especially acid corrosion and corrosion due to sweat or interaction with leather is decreased. If the layer is only monoatomic in thickness, it is not visible and does not affect the appearance of the electroplated products.
- the precious metal may be selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, platinum, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium and alloys thereof, preferably gold, silver, palladium and alloys thereof, more preferably gold, palladium and alloys thereof, most preferably gold.
- the base material may comprise or consist of bronze, brass, zamak, alpaca, copper alloy, tin alloy and/or steel.
- the base material may be an article selected from the group consisting of jewelry, fashion, leather industry, watch, eyewear, trinket and lock.
- Example 1 Composition and properties of employed white and yellow bronze
- the sample forms the cathode and a thin (4 mm diameter) copper tube forms the anode.
- a small O-ring separates the anode from the cathode.
- High-purity argon is pumped into the anode chamber.
- a high voltage (DC or RF) between sample and anode ionizes the argon to produce a glow discharge.
- the excited argon ions bombard the electroplated product sample and cause uniform sputtering of the sample surface. Atoms ejected are then excited by an Argon plasma, and finally come back to their fundamental energy level, emitting a characteristic X-ray photon.
- Emitted photons whose energy is characteristic of the energy level of a chemical element, are then collected by photomultipliers.
- the intensity of each emission depends on the concentration of the element in the sample.
- the recorded signals are processed to obtain the distribution of the elements according to the erosion time.
- GDOES provides depth profiling analysis of solids like metals, powders, polymers, glasses and ceramics (in the present case: depth profiling of electroplated substrates).
- GDOES GDOES-like e.g. C, N and O.
- the concentration of each chemical element Au, Cu, Zn, Sn and eventually Ni (when this element is present to determine the Pd-Ni coating) is shown (y-axis in wt.-%) as a function of the distance from the surface of the finishing layer towards the base material of the electroplated product (x-axis in ⁇ m).
- the thicknesses of the layers given for the process of the argon ablation (abscissa) and the metal concentrations (ordinate) are not normalized, but reflect the progress of the metal migration from the as-plated to the annealed state (annealing at 180 °C for 24 h).
- An electroplated nickel-containing product of the prior art comprises the following layers electrolytically deposited on a brass substrate: bright nickel layer: 10 ⁇ m nickel phosphorus layer: 2 ⁇ m gold layer as finishing layer: 0.5 ⁇ m
- Said electroplated nickel-containing product has the following properties: NFS 80772: 24 HOURS; ABRASION WITH TURBULA: 5 MINUTES LEATHER INTERACTION UNDER ISO 4611: 96 HOURS; ISO 4538: 48 HOURS; ISO 4524/2: 8 HOURS; ISO 4611: 96 HOURS; ABRASION TEST BY TURBULA UNDER ISO 23160: no color change after 30 min.
- Turbula test is to simulate general wear that results from wearing the parts.
- the test was performed using an industrial rotating machine (Turbula, model T2F, Willy A. Bachofen AG Maschinenfabrik, Switzerland).
- Abrasive load was composed of abrasion ceramic elements mixed with fresh water containing a surface tension agent. Detailed information on the size of the ceramic elements is described in the ISO 23160 reference (see Table 1 - page 3). Test duration was 30 minutes. Evaluation of wear was done by visual inspection and comparison with reference samples. In particular, a color change after abrasion was used to evaluate wear resistance of the tested parts. The Turbula test is considered positive if no colour change is visible in the tested parts, especially on the edges or regions that are more exposed.
- An electroplated nickel-less product of the prior art comprises the following layers electrolytically deposited on a brass substrate: bright copper layer: 10 ⁇ m white bronze layer: 2 ⁇ m gold layer as finishing layer: 0.5 ⁇ m
- Said electroplated nickel-free product has the following properties: NFS 80772: 12 HOURS; ABRASION WITH TURBULA: 5 MINUTES LEATHER INTERACTION UNDER ISO 4611: 48-72 HOURS; ISO 4538: 48 HOURS; ISO 4524/2: 8 HOURS; ISO 4611: 96 HOURS; ABRASION TEST BY TURBULA UNDER ISO 23160: no color change after 30 min.
- the reason for which the bronze layer is very thin is related with the level of quality of bronze plating processes known in the prior art that do not allow exceeding 2 ⁇ m of the deposit while maintaining the desired bright aspect. In other words, this is the reason why thicker deposits of white bronze are undesirable for the jewelry and/or fashion industry because of a lack of brightness.
- the precious metal layers are regularly a very thin deposit (approx. 0.5 ⁇ m), it is easy for corrosive media or mechanical action to reach the underlying bronze layer.
- Said bronze layer is softer than nickel and has a slightly lower thickness. Thus, it is less resistant to mechanical stress and can be damaged easily.
- the underlying copper layer Upon damage of the white bronze layer, the underlying copper layer will appear and be exposed to the atmosphere and oxidation. For these reasons, the nickel-free plated parts are easier oxidized by aggressive media, like leather and the acid sweat of human skin.
- An electroplated nickel-containing product of the prior art comprises the following layers electrolytically deposited on a brass substrate: bright copper layer: 10 ⁇ m white bronze layer: 2 ⁇ m palladium-nickel layer: 0.3 ⁇ m gold layer as finishing layer: 0.5 ⁇ m
- Said electroplated nickel-free product has the following properties: NFS 80772: 24 HOURS; ABRASION WITH TURBULA: 5 MINUTES LEATHER INTERACTION UNDER ISO 4611: 48-72 HOURS; ISO 4538: 48 HOURS; ISO 4524/2: 8 HOURS; ISO 4611: 96 HOURS; ABRASION TEST BY TURBULA UNDER ISO 23160: no color change after 30 min.
- a first example of an inventive electroplated nickel-less product comprises the following layers electrolytically deposited on a brass or zamak substrate: bright copper layer: 10 ⁇ m white bronze layer: 2-4 ⁇ m yellow bronze layer: 3-4 ⁇ m gold layer as finishing layer: 0.5 ⁇ m
- a second example of an inventive electroplated nickel-less product comprises the following layers electrolytically deposited on a brass or zamak substrate: bright copper layer: 10 ⁇ m yellow bronze layer: 3-4 ⁇ m white bronze layer: 2-3 ⁇ m palladium layer as finishing layer: 0.5 ⁇ m
- the electroplated nickel-free product of the first example and of the second example has the following properties: NFS 80772: 24 HOURS; ABRASION WITH TURBULA: 5 MINUTES LEATHER INTERACTION UNDER ISO 4611: 96 HOURS; ISO 4538: 48 HOURS; ISO 4524/2: 8 HOURS; ISO 4611: 96 HOURS; ABRASION TEST BY TURBULA UNDER ISO 23160: no color change after 30 min.
- the improvement of performance is essentially related to the protection of the copper underlayer on the one hand and to the conservation of the quality of the top gold layer on the other hand by the presence of both the white and yellow bronze layer.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| EP15163811.1A EP3081673A1 (fr) | 2015-04-16 | 2015-04-16 | Produit plaqué présentant une couche de finition de métal précieux et une résistance à la corrosion améliorée, son procédé de production et leurs utilisations |
| PCT/EP2016/058421 WO2016166330A1 (fr) | 2015-04-16 | 2016-04-15 | Produit à revêtement électrolytique ayant une couche de finition de métal précieux et une meilleure résistance à la corrosion, son procédé de production et ses utilisations |
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